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Opposition protests: two people killed
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- 25.10.2018
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- Guinea
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Repressive laws and tactics used to silence critics as Bangladesh elected to UN Human Rights body
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- 26.10.2018
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- Bangladesh
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Mexican activist expelled from Panama while in transit
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- 26.10.2018
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- Panama
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Civil society highlights repressive sedition law in submission to UN
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- 29.10.2018
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- Brunei Darussalam
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Despite international scrutiny, Vietnam continues to conduct surveillance, harass and jail activists
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- 25.03.2019
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- Vietnam
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Civic space under pressure in France - a roundup of the latest developments
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- 11.01.2018
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- France
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Spain: Judicial proceedings against artists and a documentary filmmaker
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- 15.06.2019
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- Spain
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Criminal defamation laws used to prosecute online criticism of religion and monarchy
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- 26.03.2019
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- Malaysia
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Assault and harassment of HRD highlight severe repression of civic space in Equatorial Guinea
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- 29.03.2019
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- Equatorial Guinea
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Critics of military junta continue to be criminalised
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- 07.09.2018
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- Thailand
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Civil society calls for all restrictions to be lifted ahead of elections as persecution continues
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- 13.11.2018
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- Thailand
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Activists say freedom of expression worsening as Suu Kyi is stripped of award
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- 14.11.2018
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- Myanmar
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Land disputes undermine civic space in Honduras
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- 19.11.2018
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- Honduras
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Civil society highlights torture and ill-treatment of activists at UN review
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- 20.11.2018
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- Vietnam
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Civil society concerned about physical attacks and ongoing prosecution of Thai activists
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- 12.07.2019
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- Thailand
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Widespread protests in Sudan see excessive force and systematic repression of civic freedoms
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- 17.01.2019
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- Sudan
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Singapore cracks down on critical news websites to silence dissent
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- 21.11.2018
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- Singapore
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- LGBTI
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Smear campaign against leading human rights group, as elections loom
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- 29.11.2018
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- Bangladesh
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Protesters in Myanmar face arbitrary arrest, prosecution and excessive force
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- 01.04.2019
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- Myanmar
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Authorities withdraw NGO's license to operate
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- 03.12.2018
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- Senegal
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